But Japan's failure to destroy America's three carriers in the Pacific proved decisive.

但日本未能摧毁美国在太平洋地区的三艘美国航空母舰证明是决定性的错误。

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Carriers including Singapore airlines and Cathay Pacific are some of the many airlines that are already providing USB ports and power sockets on their flights for passengers in all classes.

许多航空公司已经在所有客舱内为乘客提供USB接口以及电源插头，新加坡航空和国泰航空就是其中的两家。

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Cathay Pacific executives made brief visits to Beijing to share information with their Air China counterparts soon after those carriers reached their cross-shareholding agreement in 2006.

2006年国泰航空与中国国航达成互相持股协议后，国泰管理人员只是短暂访问了北京，与中国国航的同侪分享了信息。

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Industry insiders are convinced that, by Easter, Airbus will have landed a Chinese order for the plane, while leading carriers such as Cathay Pacific and British Airways are merely sitting temporarily on the sidelines, waiting for the inevitable teething troubles to be sorted out and for the even bigger versions of the new aircraft expected before long.

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The hope is that taking to the air with launch customers such as Singapore Airlines will lead to further orders from other carriers, such as Cathay Pacific and British Airways, which fly busy long-haul routes.

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The orders signify the airline's long-term confidence in the Asian-Pacific premium segment despite an onslaught of budget carriers such as Malaysia's AirAsia Bhd.

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